(SEQUEL TO GLORY DAYS! read that before you read this or you will be heavily confused) "What are you doing here?" "I work here." "Fuck." Josh was living a successful, happy life... for the most part. Everything was going good other than the stress of work, the stress of a relationship, and the stress of, well, stress. To top it all off, his anxiety started acting up and he began having panic attacks again- which he hasn't frequently had in six years. Josh's girlfriend, Reagan, recommends he go see a therapist to help him through this time. What happens when his therapist turns out to be his ex, Tyler, back from New Jersey after all these years? ©nicosniners

Josh Dun lives in a foster home with his little brother, Patrick. His foster parents aren't the best people, only taking them in for extra money to spend on cigarettes and alcohol. As if that wasn't enough, they decide to get in on the weed business, forcing Josh to deal it for them so they don't get caught. He just so happens to run into bad boy Tyler Joseph along the way. ©nicosniners

"It's okay to get a little irresponsible, cause we're making up the blueprint as we go. We're on our way to the glory days." Josh and Tyler are two best friends who want to help each other complete their summer bucket lists before Tyler leaves for college ©nicosniners

Emerson Augustine is an aimless university student who followed her best friend to Ohio State. She is unsure of her major, her relationship, and her future. But mostly if her life is worth anything at all, including the hope you have to have to make things better. Tyler Joseph is a small musician, working on a new album and trying to make music into a career, since he dropped out of college. Though his band is gaining some local popularity, he's still working through the local music circuits and trying to carve out a path for him and his band. When his friend Emerson shows up on his doorstep, injured and terrified, he does what he knows he has to do, help. The friendship the two hold gets tested but also deepens in ways the two could never image as the pitfalls of friendship, love, and one's past collide, changing everything for the two anxious kids and their friends. (Early Twenty One Pilots, about 2011 and 2012) TW: Abuse (verbal, psychological, and physical), self harm, mentions of sexual assault, mentions of overdose, and suicidal thoughts and behaviours. Mental health issues and disorders such as OCD, depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia.

*Loosely based on the Twenty One Pilots lore* Clancy lives in Dema, he does not know life outside of the city, he has dreamt of a life on the outside but never dared to cross the Bishops. One day a boy dressed in green with a yellow bandana approaches Clancy at his usual spot. The boy with the yellow bandana changes everything.

When the music's loud enough, no one hears you fall apart. After years behind the scenes, Erin finally steps into the spotlight - not for fame, but because she fell for the frontman. As the new head of lighting and visuals on a world tour with one of the biggest alt-rock bands on the planet, she's used to chaos. Cables, cues, caffeine - she can handle it. What she's not used to is being seen. Tyler is intense, brilliant, and hers - and the world knows it. Now that their relationship is public, everyone has an opinion. The pressure is brutal. Fans, press, perfectionism. A resurfaced fling. And Tyler's mental health is a balancing act no stage can hold steady forever. Backstage becomes a battlefield of boundaries and burnout, jealousy and joy, smudged eyeliner and shared hotel beds. As the noise grows louder, Erin and Tyler must decide what parts of themselves are worth amplifying - and which parts they can't afford to silence. --- A slow-burn, emotionally raw romance set behind the stage curtain. ✨ Tour chaos ✨ Found family ✨ Obsession, burnout & black paint ✨ First-person dual POV (Erin & Tyler) ✨ Mature themes, smut, and mental health. Read with care. ✨ Inspired by a fictional version of Twenty One Pilots - not the real band or individuals. All details are fictionalized for story purposes.

The tour was supposed to be noise-screaming crowds, humming lights, chaos that left no room for feeling. She knew how to handle that. She'd built her life on moving fast, staying useful, never getting too close. But he was different. The frontman with heavy eyes and stained hands. The one who disappeared behind stage doors only to sing like he was bleeding. He didn't talk much. Didn't need to. His presence was gravity. And without meaning to, she fell into orbit. Behind curtains and closed doors, under low lights and high tension, something raw begins to bloom. A connection. A craving. A slow, inevitable unraveling. But the road doesn't stop moving. And neither does the weight he carries. A slow-burn, soul-aching, backstage romance about finding stillness in someone else's storm. For fans of quiet obsession, late-night vulnerability, and love that feels like a secret whispered in the dark. CW: This story explores mental health, anxiety, depression, and emotional trauma. It includes explicit content (smut), emotionally intense themes, and is intended for mature readers. Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. It is inspired by a fictional version of Twenty One Pilots frontman Tyler Joseph. All characters, relationships, and events have been created or adapted for storytelling purposes and do not reflect real-life individuals or situations.

*COMPLETED* His head was in the crook of my neck as he held me close. And as much as I love this feeling, it wasn't always like this. Top Rankings- -------- #1 in Joshler (9/3/19) #2 in Joshler (07/12/19) #3 in Joshler (07/06/19) #4 in Jyler (9/3/19) #5 in Jyler (12/25/19) #8 in Jyler (07/22/19)

Violet is a 19 year old with not the best of lives. But one day everything changes. She's kidnapped by people she thought she'd never meet in person. And her life changes drastically. Will it be for the better? Or worse?

lowercase intended. trigger warnings: rape, self-harm, mentions of suicide, smut (josh tops), use of drugs and alcohol!! be safe. start date: november 28, 2016. end date: june 21, 2017. 1k reads: june 22, 2017 5k reads: november 11, 2018 18k reads: november 19, 2019 20k reads: april 9, 2020